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Why Pandemics Are National Security Threats
No Risk Free Option in Afghanistan
![“Frauenrechte in Afghanistan,” Bundeswehr/Bawar Media Center, https://www.bundeswehr.de/de/einsaetze-bundeswehr/die-bundeswehr-in-afghanistan/frauenrechteafghanistan-5027014.](/reports/2021/03/WomenPeaceSecPageImage.jpg)
The Women, Peace, and Security Agenda: Cross-Regional Challenges and Opportunities
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Viral Extremism: COVID-19, Nontraditional Threats, and US Counterterrorism Policy
![Women in military formation](/reports/2021/04/Gender-VEPageImage.jpg)
Understanding Gender and Violent Extremism
China’s COVID-19 Propaganda Campaign
Polar Politics: Rule of Law at the Poles (Part 2)
![Japanese Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga](/images/InDepth/Post62.jpg)
Global Issues Beckon Japan’s New Prime Minister
![The Ohio-class guided-missile submarine USS Georgia (SSGN 729) prepares to moor outboard of the submarine tender USS Emory S. Land](/reports/2020/07/Diego%20Garcia%20US%20and%20Allied%20Basing%20Rights.png)
Diego Garcia: US and Allied Basing Rights in the Era of Great Power Competition
![Kim Jong Un in front of North Korean flag](/images/InDepth/Post54.jpg)
Does Kim Jong Un Have a Succession Plan?
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Lessons from the 2004 Tsunami Response
![North Korean Military Review](/images/InDepth/Post44.jpg)
COVID-19's Maximum Pressure Campaign on North Korea
![Stylized coronaviruses superimposed over skeletons](/images/InDepth/Post43.jpg)
Revisiting CNA's Pandemic Conference of 2006 — The View from 2020
![US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo](/images/InDepth/Post36.jpg)
The U.S. is Close to a Deal with the Taliban: What’s Next?
![Lebanese flag waving at an outdoor rally](/images/InDepth/Post31.jpg)
What Does Lebanon's New Government Mean for the U.S.?
![US Forces loading into a cargo plane. Photo by Senior Airman Daniel Hernandez](/images/InDepth/Post26.jpg)
Attack on U.S. Forces in Kenya
![Remote control choosing Chinese media channels laid across a globe](/reports/2019/12/globe.png)
Mapping the Information Environment in the Pacific Island Countries
![US and Australian flags](/images/InDepth/Post18.jpg)
A U.S. View on Australia’s Role in the Indian Ocean
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And why Should Washington Care?
![Boats left on a beach after a storm](/images/InDepth/Post15.webp)
Rebuilding post-hurricane supply chains in Bahamas
The UFO Phenomenon: Rejecting the Inconceivable
![Two U.S. Navy Lockheed US- 3A Vikings; A Royal Canadian Air Force C-17 Globemaster III and two C-130J Super Hercules aircraft; Guided-missile submarine USS Florida (SSGN 728); GREENLAND (2010) Military Sealift Command-chartered dry cargo ship MV American Tern](/reports/2019/04/images%20army.jpg)
Basing Rights and Contested Sovereignty in Greenland and Diego Garcia: The Impact of Decolonization on US and Allied Access in the Era of Great Power Competition
Iranian Action in Syria: Military Operations, Soft Power Influence, and Implications for the United States
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Promoting Civilian Protection during Security Assistance: Learning from Yemen